Coupling.



' E. A. KOSOHINSKIQ COUPLING.

4 APPLICATION FILED JUNE 8, 1909.

Patented Dec. 28, 1909.

earns recur OFFICE;

ERNEST AUGUST KOSCHTNSKI. 0F SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA;

COUPLING.

Maser.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 28, 1909.

Application filed June 8, 1909. l Serial No. 500 802.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ERNEST AUGUST Kosonmsnr, a citizen of the United States,f

residing at Scrantom in the county of Lackawanna and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Coupling, of which the following a specification.

This invention relates to a coupling especially designed for use in connection with copper pipes and the like employed in locomotive injectors,air pumps and other appliances. In this class of devices, it is the coininon practice to brave the thimblc or coupling sleeve on the copper pipe so that when the threads of the coupling nut become worn out or otherwise injured, necessitating replacing, the pipe to which the thin'lble is connected requires to be removed and the pipe, thimhlc and nut placed in a'fire for burning off the thiinble .to detach the nut, thenut and thimble being then replaced by new ones, since the burning destroys the original thimlole and nut.

The present invention has for its object to provide a novel coupling device so .de-v signed as to avoid the olnectxons above noted and at the same time insure a fluid-tight joint, and one which can be readily taken apart for repair or other purposes.

In the accompanying drawing, which illustrates one embodiment of the invention, Figure 1 is a central vertical section the coupling. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the two parts of the wit-retaining ring, the parts being shown disconnected. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the spring band for holding the parts of the rim Figs. d and 5 are fragmentary sectional views of modified tonne of the device. Fig.- 6 is a' side elevation on a reduced scale of a couplingpreparatory to connecting two pipes together. I I

Similar reference characters are employed to designate corresponding parts throughout the views.

Referring to the drawing, A designates the thimble of the coupling which is'brazed or otherwise suitably secured to a fluid-com ducting pipe 1, shown by dotted lines, and encircling this thimblc is a clamping nut B for coupling an injector, air pump, pipe section or the like to the liuid-conducting; pipe 1. The thimblc orsleevc 1 is provided with an annular groove 2 adjacent its extremity to provide spaced shoulders 3," and imme-. diately above the groove, the end of the shoulder 5.

ring G that is confined in the groove 2 an projects out of the latter to form an abut.

ment l5,against which the internal annular,

flange 6 of the nut engages The ring C is made in two parts oand'b, Fig. 2, for facilitating assembling and disassembling of the coupling, the parts being semi-circular and their meeting edges carefully finished so as to provide tight joints. The parts of the ring are secured together by dowel pins 7 one end of each section entering sockets 8 in the corresponding end of the other section.

If desired, a spring band or split annulus 9 encompasses the ring C to assist. in holding the parts together, the said band being disposed in an external annular groove 10 of the ring 0. The axial dimension of the ring is such as to fit between the two shoulders 3 of. the thirnble, and extending beyond one end of the ring is a marginal flange 11 which embraces the thimble immediately below the seat 4, and the topsurface of the flange 11 is beveled at the same angle as the seat to form a continuation of; the'latter. The end face of the ring C opposite from the beveled seat portion thereof is provided with an external i'i'ia-rginal recess 12 whereby an extension 13 is formed which enters the portion of the nut of smaller diameter and engages the flange G of the nut. The recess 12 provides a shoul dcr 14 with which the shoulder 15 of-the flange (3 engages. The portion of the nut of larger'diameter is threaded for connection with the applianceintended to be joined with the fluid-eonductin pipethe not having external lugs 16 or accommodating a wrench or spanner to facilitate'the. screwing and unscrewing of thenut. .Q Y

In practice, when it is desired ftoiconneot an appliance with the pipe 1, the nutAis first passed over the thiinble and moved backwardly on the pipe 1 to expose the groove 2 of the thimble in which the parts of the ring C are fitted and secured, care being exercised to place the ring so that its upper external flange 11 will be uppermost to be, flush with the seat 4 of thetliimble.

The appliance 'to be coupled is then brought into cooperative relation with the seat 4, I a continuation thereof, a pipe soldered in and the nut l3 is next moved outwardly over the thimble lt'or screwing on the said appliance, the retaining ring forming an abutment against which the nut is screwed home when the parts of the coupling are tightened. To detach the nut for renewal or other purposes, it is merely necessary to unscrew and move the same backwardly off the thimble to permit the retaining ring C to be detached, whereupon the nut can be withdrawn over the thimhle.

In the modified form shown in Fig. 4, the rin and thimble are constructed substan tially the same as the said parts in Fig. 1, except that; the external groove of the ring C and the sprin 9 are dispensed with. In

Fig. 5, the thin) Is A is formed with a flat seat 17 and the upper end of the extension 11 is formed with a flat face 18 that is flush with the seat 17. The pipe section 1, Fig.

6, on which the nut B screws, has its lower end formed into a seat 19 which is conical to en age the seat formed by the conical surfaces i and ll when the coupling is made as shown in Fig. 1, or fiat to engage the seat faces 17 and 18 when the coupling is made as shown in Fig. 5, and in order to obtain a tight joint, a packing ring 20 is interposed between the seats of the coupled parts.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, the advantages of the construction and of the method of operation will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art to which the invention appertains,-and While I have de scribed the principle of operation of the in ventioi'i, together with the device which I now consider to he the best embodiment thereof, I desire to have it understood that the device shown is merely illustrative, and that such changes may be made when desired are within the scope of the claims appended. hcreto.

. liz'iving thus described the invention, what I claim as new, and-desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A. coupling comprising a sleeve having a smooth internal surface at one end and prorided with an annular external shoulder at the opposite end, there being a seat on the end of the sleeve adjacent the shoulder, a ring composed of ections titted around the sleeve.ugainst the shoulder thereof, said ring having a.=sl'.e' uldcr at one end projecting outwardly beyond the sleeve and having aiiange at the oppoite end arranged with its end faceliush with the seat of the sleeve to'forrn the sumoth portion of the bore of the sleeve, a mu i ucrl'lally threaded and having an internal shoulder hearing against the shoulder of the ring, a packing ring covering the seat of the sleeve and end face of the flange onthe ring, and an externally threaded pipe on which the nut screws for clamping the parts together.

2. A coupling con'iprising a sleeve having an annular grom'c 'i'orining spaced shoulders and having a seat formed on the end of the sleeve adjacent the groove, a ring fitted in the groove and engaging the shoulders thereof, said ring being made in sections and of such cross-section as to extend out of the groove to form an ammlar'shoulder outstanding from the sleeve, said ring having a flange arranged with its end face flush with the seat on the sleeve, means for connecting the sections of the ring detach-' ably together for preventing lateral (lisplacenicnt from the groove of the sleeve in assembling the parts of the coupling, a nut surrounding the sleeve and having an internal shoulder hearing on the shoulder of the ring, a packing resting on the seat and end face of the flange on the ring, and a pipe threaded in the nut and engaging the packin 3. A coupling comprising a t nimble havihg a terminal seat and an annular groove lhcated in *ardly from the seat to provide spaced shoulders, a ring composed oi see tions assembled in the groove and fitted hetwcen the shoulders thereof and having an external groove, a flange on one end of the ring having an outer face disposed flush with the said seat to form a continuation thereof, the opposite end face of the ring being recessed to form an extension and an annular shoulder outstanding from the circumference ot the thin'ihle, a spring member seated in the groove of the ring for hold ing the parts thereof together and exerting an inward tension, :1 pin on each riiig section engaging in a socket in the other ring section, a coupling nut fitting around the thim- Mo and having an internal shoulder engaging the shoulder of the ring, and an internal thread on the nut;

In testimony, that 1 :jlaim the foregoing as my own, I have heretr aflixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ERNEST AUGUST KOSCHINSKI.

Witnesses Gnonon WrZINK, WM. F. COLE. 

